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paign in Virginia. In 1863 he resigned from the
army and re-entered politics, serving in congress
eight years. when he was appointed minister to
England. Tic held this place till 1876, and found
relaxation from official duties in the writing OF q
book on the science and art Of the game Of
poker. 1t Is much quoted. Gen. Schenck still
survives In an age which Is
Like lusty winter,
Frosty but kindly"
Pope was deceived as to the whereabouts Of
Jackson's army. He was besides almost In
despair because re-enforcements which had
been surely promised him did not arrive. He
had depended for supplies on Washington,
and in any event on those at Manassas juno
ton, which jackson had destroyed Both
sources failed. II, however, Gen. Pope's
main army had reached Manassas Junction
one day earlier, ON the 27th, he might have
saved his stores and destroyed Jackson. As
he himself expressed it, however, he had now
to fight or starvc
The first Of the series OF fights which took
place near the old Bull Run battle field oc-
Cured Aug. %. Pope believing Jackson at
Centrcville, being deceived by his ruse, or
dered Mcdowell TO go after him. Mcdowell
had been near Gainesville. The march to-
ward Centrevilleled him past Jaclssons right,
and Jackson attacked him vigorously.
This fight OF the 2Sth Is known as the battle
Of Gainesville. The village lies near Thor
eughfare Gap, southwest of Centreville.
There was severe and bloody contest, with
out decided advantage on either side. Gen.
jackson. in his report. calls II "a fierce and
Anguinary conflict" Gems Ewell and Tall
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MAP OF PoPE'S VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN
Aug. 8. 1862, the battle of Cedar Mountain,
the first in Popes Virginia campaign, was
fought. Sgel had been ordered to march to
Culpepper Aug. 8, but mistook his orders and
did not reach there till the afternoon of the
9th. That afternoon the battle opened with
an attack from Ewell's division on Banks.
Banks held possession of n hill near Cedar
mountain. Ewell planted battery on Cedar
mountain to rake the Union forces. Part of
Ewelrs and Jacksons divisions took position
OH a ridge opposite the hill occupied by the
Federal troops. The battle began with a
sharp artillery fire at o'clock. A corn field
and wheat field lay between tho two armies
Jackson's old troops, called sometimes "Jack-
sons own,n sometimes the "Stonewall bri-
gadc," were commanded at Cedar mountain
by Gen. Winder. He was killed early in the
action, and bis command devolvcd on Gen.
Taliaferro.
Cedar mountain is called by the Confeder-
ates Slaughter mountain. Banks men were
posted OH the hill mentioned and on the plain
near Cedar run, q stream crossing the Gull
pepper road. The attack was ordered by
Stonewall Jackson, who, i'll his report, says
that, finding only part OF Pope's army at
Culpepper Court House, he hoped, through
the blessing of Providence, to defeat it before
re-enforcements came up. In this fight Jack
son had his own old division and those of Hill
and Ewell, nearly $4,000 men in all, the best
and most experienced soldiers of the army of
tho Confederacy Banks had less than 1900
men, consisting of Williams and Augur's di-
visions, with Gordon's brigade, not quite
1900, posted as reserve on the extreme
right.
Gen. Jubal A. Early, c. S. A., took q prominent
pert in the battle of Cedar Mountain, having
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flcers during the war. as brave and willing us he
was modest He served in Pope's campaign and
with the Army of the Potomac continuously, dis-
tnguishing himself in many severe fights. lie
was at Antetam Gettysburg and elsewhere, ana
was once severely wounded. At this time he was
q brigadier general.
Toward the last of the year 1868 this brave SOL
der and accomplished gentleman was sent to
take charge of the cavalry in the Army OF the
Cumberland. He parted from his old command
in the Army of tho Potomac and started west,
with major general commission awaiting him.
But Just before he reached his new headquarters
he was stricken with typhoid fever, and after q
very brief sickness died. His illness was brougne
on By exposure and toll in the Army OF the Poto-
mac. The very last day of his life, Dec IL, 1868,
almost in the moment death was upon him, the
mails brought his commission as major general.
He held it in his dying hands, and smile OF JOY
and qualification lit his face. Then, gently lay
ing Il aside, he soon ceased TO breathe"
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COL. FLETC.IEI NI-LS--ls. nc Ntb hiitVu.
By the morning of Aug. 80 tue last OF Lee's'
forces had como up. He now had 60OOo mef.1
ready for action. Pope had 10000. AT $3.50
on the night Of the Goth Pope sent another
order to Fit. John Porter to be present at
daybreals with his corps. He obcyed this
time, except two of bis brigades, that lniscon-.
strued orders and marched to Centrevillc and
remained there all day. The rest took brave
part in the fighting. 1t was terrible battle.
There were u roar OF artillery, crash or
musketry and exploding She's, the neighing
of horses, the shouts of soldiers, and then the
groans Of wounded and dying, till the waters
of Bull Run ran with blood.
Pope believed the Confcdcratc3 we're re-
treating, and at noon ordered pursuit.
sudden discharge of artillery that shook the
ground told Lee that the battle had begun.
AS to fighting, it was repetition OF the day
before. AS TO the end, it resulted il tho de-
feat of Pope. His soldiers were drive: back
across the east side of Bull Run and letreated
to Cenueville. There were, however, in
stances of heroism that day which have
never been excelled.
Heintzelmans corps was on the extreme
Federal right in this battle Next to him
came Reno, with two divisions of BuriisideS
corps, and next Sigel's corps. The left wing
was almost ut right angles to tho right and in
the rear. 1t consisted of McDowell's and
Porter's corps and Reynolds Pennsylvania re-
serves
This was the order of fight on that .disasu
trous day for the Union troops: Butteriield's
brigade made gallant advance, supported
by Sykes regulars. AT tho same time Reno
and IIeintzelman attacked on the right.
They were joined afterward by Reynolds.
Here the Confederate left held by jackson
was. Longstreet, who went to his aid, drove
bacl; the Federals with fierce fire from two
batteries, and then charged upon them.
AS Butteriield advanced on tho Union left
the woods suddenly seemed alive with men in
gray. Col. Warren, With two regiments,
tried to hold the place Reynolds vacated
when he went to tho right He was over
whclmed by Confederates Tho Federal
troops fought calamity, but, outnumbered
two TO one, what could they 90! Porter's
corps went into that bloody eight with not
quito 1000 men. When il came out and drew
back across Bull Run there were not 5000
left. The center Of both armies suffered most
In the fighting of Aug. rs, 20 and so the
Union troops Lost IL 900 men, the Confcder-
ates about $500.
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and soldierly APP
pearance. He was
born in Illinois in
1928, and was grad
uated at West Point
before he was 20
years old. He was
assigned at once to
the choice engineer
corps and was sent
to Florida to sur
vey the boundary
limo til ere. He
served with honor
III the Mexican
war. After its
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n grandson of the Rufus

ercksburg, Groveton, Manassas, Yorktown and
Fairfax. After tho war he was again minister to
Rome. He died In 1876.
At midnight, after a march Of twenty
miles, jackson and his men bivouacked at
Salem, near Thoroughfare Gap, on the rail-
road. jackson had forbidden his soldiers to
shout, but whenever they caught sight Of him
In his faded uniform and old yellow cap they
sent up roaring cheers, and be could not stop
them.
At daylight they were on the march again.
Thoroughfare Gap was undefended by Union
troops, as they had hoped, and now they were
ready for Pope on the right or Washington
city on tho left Jackson's men had per-
formed another ono Of their extraordinary
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Popes idea was to crush Jackson by get
ting on his rear, between him and Thorough
fare Gap, with one portion of the Federal
army, McDowell's corps, while the other,
under Hooker, should attack him ON the east,
coming from Centreville. At that time
Pope supposed jackson to be retreating back
through Thoroughfare Gap
But jackson was not retreating Long
street was close at hand, ready to Join him.
Furthermore, Pope's own army had not
come to time as expected Fitz John Porter
had been ordered to join Hooker at Bristoe
Station on the Manassas Gap railroad. He
arrived six hours late. Meanwhile the same
day, Aug. 81, ut Manassas junction, seven
miles away, there was a hot slSirmish. Some
New Jersey troops under Gen. Taylor had
been ordered to rescue the stores there They
were driven off with half their officers killed
or wounded. Gen. Taylor himself was
killed. At Bristoe Station, hesame day too,
Hooker made an attack on Ewell, who fell
back toward Jackson's main army, unpur-
sued.
Where was Jackson's army, meantimel
jackson was master of the art of strategy.
He started Ewell and Hill off northeast with
a noise and flourish, as IL they were march
ing i'm a bee line to Washington. At the
same time he put his main army swiftly and
quietly OH the march back from Manassas
northward, in the direction in which he knew
Longstreet was advancing. Ewell and Hill
went as far northeast as Centreville, within
twenty miles OF Washington. Then they
suddenly turned west and rejoined Jackson's
army near the old battle field of Bull Run.
This was Aug. %.
In the second battle Of Bull Run Gen. Robert G.
Schenck had his arm shattered by n ball. He was
born In Ohio in 1907 Unlike most OF the generals
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uiucililpuiBn. nc
belonged to the IA
nous Bufords OF
Kentucky, q family
noted for furnishing
q number of soldiers
to both sides during
the civil. war. Gen.
Buford was born in
1926, aud was a grad
uate OF West Point.
Like q horse loving
Kentuckian, he en-
tered the cavalry SER
vice of the United
States army. He was
one of the most use
- - q
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the United States
army on the frontier
until the beginning of
the civil war Then
he took sides with
the Confederacy and
became one of the
leading southern
generals. He fought
prominently In the
battle of Second Bull
Run, and afterward
ut Antietam. After
that he was sent
west, and rose to the
sank of lieutenant
general. He lost o
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those Of the next two
days, was o brave
and accomplished
officer. He was born
In New York 1919,
and was graduated
at West Point. He
served in the Next
can war as a captain
of artillery. He was
In Fort Sumter with
Gen. Robert Ander-
son when the war
broke out, end fired
the first gun for tho
Union against the
seeded state OF
South Carolina, April
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49, = - NF."f - .Fts
In the civil war, he
was not educated at
West Point. He be-
came o lawyer, en-
tered politics, served
four terms In con-
gress, was minister
to Brazil, entered the
army at the outbreak
of the war and be-
came O brigadier gen.
cral of volunteers.
He was ct the first
battle Of Bull Run,
passed through the
campaign Of the She
nandoah and took
part In popc's cam
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wi 20 80
In 1918. He received
a thorough military
education, partly at
q training school in
France and after :
ward at West Point,
where he graduated
In 1888. He served In
the Mexican war. He
was the commanding
general at the first
battle and Union de-
feat at Bull Run,
July. 1861. He was
not blamed for the
defeat, however. He
xvnc also nj the sec.
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command OF u orig
ade which did hot
fighting. He held the
Confederate rig hit.
Banks threw one Of
his columns across
the wheat field and
attacked ut that
point. Early, seeing
that he was to be
driven back, called
for re-enforcements.
A brigade from Hills
division was sent to
him.
Jubal Early was
born In Virginia in
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htits AtAAho tkthb W.
King of revolution
ary times. He was
born In 1914, in New
York, and was grad
uated ut West Point
in 1893, beng attach
ed to the engineer
corps. He was In
turn a superintend-
ing railway engineer,
an editor and minis
terto Rome. During
the war he was a
brigadier general OF
volunteers, attached
to McDowell's corps.
He commanded a d.
vision during the
campaign OF the Ar
my Of Virginia, subse-
quently taking part
the battles OF Fred.
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teers, was q colonel
in the regular army.
He was n West Point
graduate, born in
Delaware in 1922. He
was q gallant Next
can war officer, dis
tinguishing himself
at Cerro Gordo. He
served with distinc-
ton in the Army of
the Potomac during
the war, taking ac-
tive part in the bat
ties of Pope's cam
paign. Gen. Sykes
died In 1882
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CEDAR MOUNTAIN.

BY Aug. 9Pope's army was largely concen-
trated between Culpepper Court House and
Cedar mountain. Banks led the advance and
was not far from Cedar mountain. Pope's
whole force at this time was about 10000.
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Webster. colonel OF
the Twelfth Massa-
chusetts regiment,
and only surviving
child OF Daniel Web
stcr. lilo was shot
through the lungs at
the head Of his regi-
rnent and died In q
few hours. His death
was greatly lament
ed. He had held
many Responsible
|. government offices
during his life. He
was 20 yecrs oldwhen
80
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iieved nc hal defeated the Confederntes'
was a mistake, as the next day proved.
MANASSAS, or Sec

MANASSAS, OR SECOND BULL RUN.
On Saturday, Aug. 60. was fought the
bloody battle which the Fcdcrals call the Sec
ond battle OF Dull Run. The Confederates
named it Manassas. "As they won u, per-
haps, they have the best right TO give ~ .
name.s writes Mr.. john Goldman Ropes.
At the battle of the 30th was killed fletcner
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Before the 30th Pope had sent to Mcclellan.
at Alexandria, for horse feed and supplies for
his cavalry. Gen. Mcclellan sent him back
word that the supplies would be forthcoming
as soon as Pope sent cavalry escort for
them. ~
Gen. Pope says, in his report: 'It was not
until after received this letter that began
to feel discouraged and nearly hopeless Of any
successful issue to the operations with which
was charged
In the night Of Sept. /. Immediately after
the battle OF Chantilly, the Union army re-
treated TO Alexandria and the defenses about
Washington. Lee pursued few miles and
then turned to new fields.
At his own request, Gen. Pops went back
west. Gen. Mcclellan became again COM
mander Of the Army Of the Potomac, which
Included also now the late Army OF Virginia.
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was an apt pupil DAVID n. LOCKE.
and soon mastered that particular branch.
Although the office was on the thirc.
fioor OF the block, and with the bringing up
OF wood and water and other chores the posi-
ton must have been trying, yet, so far as |
know, Locke was always faithful in the dis
charge of his duties, which were performed
unconiplainingly.
with all this drudgery he was one of the
most happy boys have ever seen. He dearly
loved joke, and often made us roar with
laughter at his oddities. / never knew any
thing small or dishonorable about Dave
Locke. His parents were in humble circum-
stances His father was the village shoemaker
at Marathon, but they had the respect of
everybody. sd.
u left Cortland in 1916, and knew little of
Locke except that I met him on occasional
visits to my old home. think he completed
his apprenticeship there, and for time lost
sight of him until in about 1890. was aU
that time one of the publishers of The Chem
ango Union, and received the first number of
a Democratic paper published at iBacyrus,
o., by David r. Locke, with request for
an exchange, which was granted. In after
years | had for some time read with con-
siierable interest the sNasby, papers befir
l Knew that Locke was their author He
had swung around the circle and left the
Democratic party. 1t is somewhat siis sular
That III all these forty years he and l",.e
i'e'.I met" .55s c. &. McA A--.-----.
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TESTIMONIAL VASE. than ANYTHING else
We all know that Washington wore false
teeth, but this is the first time that have
heard of his using glasses.
~ ~ : --=-
He. carried, also, sun umbrella or para
sol and Lafayette had one of these. 1t Is de-
scribed as o. long handled parasol with an
ivory top, (which the illustfious president OF
tho United States usually attached TO his
horses saddle to protect himself on has trav-
els from the burning rays of the sun" An
other relic was q piece OF tapestry emorolo-
cred Ly Mrs. Washington at the age OF ~
1t represented shells, and Lafayette used 1t Us
n cushion cover.
Lafayette visited this country in 1924 and
il was at this time that congress granted him
s,,2ao 600 and a township of land i'll payment
for the money which be had given to the
U.ited States II t,I, war OF the Revolution.
r...ar this Etvisited Mount Vernon
and while here George Washington Pa:ks
Custis gave him ring in which were locks
of the hair of George Washington and his
wife's braided together. The chestnut hair
i'm the middle Of the ring is Washington's and
the white hair OH each side that of his wife's.
Around the hair are the words 'spater pa
triae,n and on the sides "Mount Vernon He
also had Washingtons decoration of the Gin
,i,natris, aud he had q cane which Franklin
used 70 carry Franklin's granddaughter sent
Lafayette pin in which was the hair and
the cipher OF franklin 1t was used ms
scarf or shirt pin and is undoubtedly gem
uine. But ii win perhaps surprise the people
of today TO think that Franklin was so vain
as to use anything of the kind.
SIS
During his visit to the United States Lafa-
yette was given suit OF clothes by the
,,eople of the Carc'i,,rs, and it was thought 2
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Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, June "a
The tea gown is an essential part of every
lady's wardrobe. Pretty and useful, it at
once took hold on the feminine fancy, and is
contentedly growing up with the country
east and west, north and south What is a
Tea gowns Literary wrapper disappearing
under name which makes it proper to be
worn in presence of company" at any hour
its owner chooses to put it on
You see, believe in the capital plan of as
suming that my readers have never heard of
any of the things l write about. This en-
ables me to make everything clear to them
II l assumed that everybody knew ali about
tea gowns I might leave one poor, unin-
formed little reader more in the dark than
she was when she began to read what am
writing.
And of what are tea gowns made2 OF
surah, of plain or figured India silk, of soft
cashmere OF pongee, of white tennis or wrap
per flannel, yes and of lawns, and linens and
fine ginghams-in short, of any material
you choose And how? Well, there are
styles and styles. The one in the picture is Of
black surah, with fall in front Of pink silk
covered with black thread lace. 1t has a
princess back, over which falls a Watteau
fold shirred on with ever so many close rows
of shirring. "Behold the shirring!" said the
dressmaker who showed 1t to me-shirring
being the highest form of fine work put upon
gowns just now. The shirrer of the establish
ment is person who can command her
price, and must be treated with consideration.
A good shirrer is not picked up every day.
said the tea gown had princess back. It
has princess front, too, of the lining, under
the fall of delicate pink India silk. The fall,
or loose front, is only fastened up to near the
waist from below, and then on one side, and
is hooked and pinned to the other side after
wards. The sleeves can have puffs or no
puffs, just as you please The neck can ha
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WEALTHY coLoRED MEN.
Something About Ionic Lafon Who Was
Really ''Tonie'' Lafon.
iSpecial Corresnondeuca

something About Ionic Lafon Who Was
Really ''Tonie'' Lafon.
Especial Correspondence
NEW ORLEANS, June Is.
an. WV writes from this city to the New
York Sun, under date of June 7th, aud in
correcting one curious error falls into an
other. He says: "There is no Ionic Lafon
worth 81, 100000 In New Orleans, no Ionic
Lafon worth five cents, and, what is more,
there never was any. He is simply the
creation of a typographical error. Some
twelve years ago correspondent of New
York paper here wrote an account of
Francois Lacroix, a rich quadroeni of this
city. He wrote bad hand, and the printer
set it up Ionic Lafon. Lacroix went all to
smash. and died ten years ago, a compar-
ativeiy poor man. Lafon survived him. AS
there was never any record of the latter's
death, for reasons it is unnecessary to state,
the story Of him and his wealth survived,
and has passed to and fro among the Ameri-
can papers ever since, and whenever any
thing is said about rich negroes this item is
trotted out Let me say again that Ionic
Lafon is but misprint for Francois Lacroix,
who was millionaire once, but lost his
money and was laid in his grave many years
ago"
Most Of this is probably true; but there
certainly was and unless he has died very re-
Gently, there is Tonic or Antoine Lafon in
this city who is wealthy, though probably
worth much less than 81, ,000, 900. have had
him pointed out to me, and have heard his
story from many intelligent colored men, and
it is hardly probable that the whole colored
population would enter into O conspiracy to
deceive. Tonic Lafon, however, lives ex-
tremely retired, takes no part in politics and
is never seen in any public ceremony. His
wealth is reported TO be of very slow accumu-
lation, a good beginning inherited from his
father and the rest acquired from rents and
interest. It Is not at all certain that he is the
richest colored man Che is an octoroon) in the .
United States; that distinction probably be-
longs to one of the Mercier brothers, who own
the largest clothing establishment in the
southwest and are jointly worth over $500, 600,
probably $3.50 0O00 They also take no part
in politics, but are reasonably active in social
and religious movements for the good of their
race. The once noted ?. B. s. .Pinchback-
Governor" Pinchback, as he is usually called
lis also man Of wealth and gentleman of
much culture and intelligence, having trav-
eled extensively in Europe and mingled with
the best society there. And, by the way,
there is room for q very readable book,
giving the history Of the light colored mis-
cegenes of this city. the materials for which
are scattered through o thousand old PAM
phlets and official reports. VNpEx
The employment OF barmaids has been pro-
hibited in two European countries,
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great tA.ng llen thar lLese clothes were of
home manufacture. The coat had gold but
tons, and these were ornamented with the
face of Washington. Lafayette used habitu-
ally seal which contained the head of Wash
ington surrounded by rays, and he had two
swords given him while he was in the United
States. One was given by the Ninth artil-
lery regiment of New York, and it had
handle of ivory surmounted by an eagles
head of carved gold. The other was pre-
sented to him by congress, and am able to
give you sketches of the blade of this Its
handle and mounting were Of massy gold,
admirably carved and presenting variety
of subjects. 1t was given to Lafayette by
Fr'rkln's grandson, on the part of the Amer
ican congress, as a testimony of gratitude
for the services which he had rendered the
nation.
Lafayette died at ~. His life was most
eventful one throughout, and even his enemies